How To Use Claude / ChatGPT To Improve Budgeting & Spending
Like eating better, reducing spending is both extremely difficult…and not difficult at all. There are a million reasons why humans…
How To Use ChatGPT To Find The Perfect Next Book Read in 4 Steps
So far, the generative AI tools have been amazing at recommending new books and authors. They take the old trick…
How To Have a National Park All To Yourself
Our National Parks (along with every other tourist destination) suffer from overcrowding. Even some places with infrastructure and thoughtful visitors…
5 Ways To Run Your Dishwasher Better
As a homeowner, I’m slowly understanding just how frustrating the entire consumer appliance space is. The technology of cleaning stuff…
How To Fix a Leaking Drain Hose on an LG WM3570HWA Washing Machine
I woke up on a recent morning to find water running on the floor from my LG Washing Machine. Here’s…
How Do I Find New Music Now That I’m Old & Irrelevant?
One of my takeaways from Tom Vanderbilt’s You May Also Like was that for various reasons, everyone’s taste in music…
How To Take Better Photos for Your Website (or anything Really)
Photography is like gardening. Knowing a few basic things can get you 80% of the way there…but most people who…
5 Unexpected Things I Learned About YouTube While Running an Ad Campaign
There is a lot of information on YouTube about what it is like to be a YouTuber – the expected…
How To Prevent Shin Splints for Regular Runners
Last year, I registered for the Atlanta Marathon. But after running 16+ miles for 3 straight weekends, I decided to…
4 Best Ways Anyone Can Help Preserve & Protect Wilderness & Public Lands
I got to talk with the US Forest Service’s Wilderness & Trails Technician for the Conasauga District in the Chattahoochee…
Formula for Consistently Prompting ChatGPT (or Any LLM AI)
I’ve been using ChatGPT a lot in the last year. I feel like humanity was given an internal combustion engine…
Habit Change
I was reading the Blinkist summary of BJ Fogg’s book Tiny Habits. He’s the world’s expert on human behavior and…
8+ Ways Parents Can Use ChatGPT with Their Kids
Most of the focus on ChatGPT has been how it will affect the world of work. But in the past…
How To Get Mentioned on Major Websites & Media in 5 Easy Steps
Every industry has outcomes that seem like tricks or secrets to outsiders. But for industry insiders, those outcomes are just…
11 Ways to Discover Great Books
It took me a while to realize that reading every book ever published was an impossible feat. With countless books…
3 Better Ways To Watch YouTube
YouTube has become a horrible experience. But it’s still a miracle of the modern world. There is so much knowledge…
5 Laws Of Bicycling Survival
Ren (“Aaron”) Willis wrote the 5 Laws of Bicycling Survival. It’s amazing and worth reading the original article. I like…
How To Get a Solo Stove Lite Going Quickly with Less Soot & Smoke
The formula is cotton balls + petroleum jelly + oak sticks.
Why Bike Tires Are Always Going Flat
If you have repeated flat tires on your bike, you need high quality rim tape.
How To See Your Allocation of Stocks with an Index Fund
Index Funds / ETFs are one of the best innovations in the history of finance. They are far and away…
How To Share YouTube Videos Privately (in the new YouTube Studio)
YouTube is an amazing tool for sharing videos. Unlike Google Photos and Email, it has no limits on length or…
How To View All of Vanguard’s Mutual Funds
Vanguard is a well-known brokerage and financial services company. They invented the Index Fund, a fund that buys & sells…
How I Saved An Hour Per Day by Customizing My Phone
There’s an old adage that says “what gets measured gets managed” – ie, you can’t manage a problem until you…
46+ Little Changes That Made A Big Difference in My Life
Big choices & events in life almost always set the stage for the vast majority of love, happiness, wealth and overall…
How I Set Up A Standing Desk + Home Office For $50
Even though I think the health benefits of standing are a bit overstated – anything done in moderation is probably going to…